“Obama may as well pass the torch to another Democrat to run for the White House next year. There’s no way in hell that he’s going to be re-elected with his dismal economic record.”
Your thinking is logical and rational. Obama has demonstrated his thinking is neither logical nor rational. He “thinks” (as do all liberals) with his emotions. His inner guides are telling him he’s fantastic; socialism is the only way to go. Also, he loves playing the role of international demigod. He loves having the Secret Service impose his presence where he himself can’t. (Reagan dominated any room he walked into when he was 25.) Obama will run unless he gets challenged and defeated in the primary. With as much illegal foreign money as he’ll collect, a serious challenge is unlikely.
Which is why he and his henchmen continue to double down on policies which are disastrous in the real world. They are abject ideologues, who cannot connect cause to effect.
They're not going to change their way of "thinking", so further damage to our social infrastructure, our economy, and our national security is assured, as long as he remains in office. Obama will cling to his ideological course, even as the sea water begins coming over the gunnels.
Obama will run unless he gets challenged and defeated in the primary. With as much illegal foreign money as he’ll collect, a serious challenge is unlikely.
Which automatically gives the White House to the Republicans next year. Not even a Billion dollar campaign can overcome the pain he's put Americans through during his term.